Sen. Cruz: Impeachment Is a '1-Sided Show Trial,' 'Not Driven by Facts'

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🗓️ 19 January 2017

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President Donald Trump is only the third president to be impeached. Impeachment is a rarely used tool that the Founders intended to be a serious and fair process. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is concerned President Donald Trump hasn't gotten the due process he deserves. I spoke with him about the impeachment process and how it will likely play out in the Senate. Listen to the podcast or read a lightly edited transcript below. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Pippa, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast
0:05.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, January 7th.
0:08.0	I'm Kate Trinko, and I'm Daniel Davis.
0:11.0	Congress is back in Washington, and so is impeachment. Today you'll
0:15.0	hear an exclusive take from Senator Ted Cruz. Our colleague Rachel Del
0:19.2	Judas sat down with him recently to talk about impeachment. We'll also share a conversation
0:23.9	Virginia Allen had with Greg Jarrett, a Fox News commentator and author of the new book
0:28.9	Witch Hunt, the story of the greatest mass delusion in American political history.
0:34.0	And if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on iTunes
0:40.0	and please ask your friends and family to subscribe.
0:43.2	Now, on to our top news.
0:45.1	President Donald Trump remains frustrated about the impeachment process
0:54.5	which is likely soon headed to the Senate.
0:57.1	Congress and the President should not be wasting their time and energy
1:01.2	on a continuation of the totally partisan impeachment hoax when we have so many
1:06.2	important matters pending," the President tweeted Monday.
1:10.1	This was not what the founders had in mind.
1:13.4	He also tweeted,
1:14.8	The impeachment hoax, just a continuation of the witch hunt,
1:18.5	which started even before I won the election,
1:21.3	must end quickly. Read the transcript. See the Ukrainian
1:25.2	president's strong statement. No pressure. That latter sentence is a
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